Prime Defender has been allotted top weight of 9st 10lb in the William Hill Gold Cup at Ayr on September 18.
Barry Hills' six-year-old won the Group Two Duke of York Stakes in May and was fourth in the Nunthorpe last week.
Stewards' Cup hero Evens And Odds (9st 5lb), International Stakes winner Castles In The Air (9st 4lb), the veteran Knot In Wood (9st 3lb) and last year's Ayr Gold Cup victor Jimmy Styles (9st 4lb) are others towards the head of the weights.
Great St Wilfrid scorer Damika (8st 13lb) and the Jim Goldie-trained Hawkeyethenoo (8st 12lb) are others to catch the eye.
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